Machine for the construction of hampers



Sept. 21 1926.

0. BARTLETT- MACHINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HAMPERS File Jan. 19, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 OscarZ.Batl/kz ATTORN EY Sept. 21, 1926.

O. L. BARTLETT MACHINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HAMPERS Filed Jan- 19, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY I I d WITNESS:

Patented Sept. 21, 1926.

U NITEn stares OSCAR IL. BARTLETT,

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OF NEWY ORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR THE CGNSTRUCTION 0F HAMPEBS.

Application filed January 19, 1925.

supporting the staves in position for reeeiv- .ingthe outer hoops, after which the inner ihoiops are moved to their respective positions during which time the staves are expanded against the outer hoops thereby simplifying the operation of the manufacture ofpa hamper of this particular type.

XVith these and other objects in view, the

invention resides in certain .novel c0nstruc-1 her and the disks 18 ls'sufficient to normally tion and combination and arrangement of parts, :the essential features of which are .hereina ter .fullydescribed, are particularly. pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accomp anying drawing, in which v Figure 11i's a perspective vention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same showing the normal posiview of my .in-

' :tion of the parts in atullwlines, and the po-,

sition of the parts in dotted Fines after :the same has been operated to move. the inner hoops to their respective positions.

;Figure 3' is :a' horizontal sectional device on the line 33 of Figure 2. 3 V

Figure 4'is avi'ew of alh'amp er after being removed from the machine.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view. of the :mouth of the hamper showing the manner in which afcover is supported.

'Referring more particularly to the drawing,:tlie reference numeral 10 designates my improved hamper maehine ivhich has' been designed for constructing hampers such as shown at 11 in Figure 4 of the drawing and which includes spaced staves A 'arranged' in 'fmisto-conicalmanner to provide tapering sidewalls-outer hoops Band inner hoops C.

i'llhe machine 10 includes abase '12 from which risesa post or lI'Od 13, the lower end of the .rod ibeing anchored {to 'the 'b'ottom wall of the base, while the upper end of the rod supports a stationary disk 14.2Asi1nilar disk 15 is supported upon the top of the base but is slightlyfilarger than the disk 14, and which disks co-act to support the staves A in a manner to receive the hoops B and C. Radially disposed members 16 extend beyond the periphery of the disks 14 and 15 to the :rod :18.

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and co-act to space the staves equi-dista-ntly at opposite ends. 7 The'projecting :portions of the members 16 are capable of being moved inwardly of the periphery of the disks for facilitating the application. of the outer hoops.

A tubular .rodlfi encircles the rod 13 for the major portion of its length and is slidable thereover, the same having secured thereto spaced heads or disks 18. The lower pedal 22. The weight .or "the :tubular memhold the foot pedal 22 Einparaised position where pressure can be applied by the foot of the operator When it is desired ito'rn ove -t-he .disks or heads 18 upward with respect to the shaft 13 and disks 14 and 15 inorder :to expand the, staves A against the outer hoops B.

The rod 13 is formed with sets 401"- vradially --dis;posedarms 23 which .extendbetweencertam staves tor supportnig' the intermediate outer hoops B prior to the expandin'gfiof'the staves in a manner to: be more fully explained, The arms 23 extend throughvertical 'slots24 i orn1ed in the tubular rod 17 to permit the said rod to :move .with respect In operation, (the headsl are disposed-in their normal position shown indiigureQ i full lines and a hoop O. placed upon each. The staves Aare placed against the-station ary disks 14 and 1-5 in a circular manner and are held in spaced relation by means of the members 16. The outer fhoops 'C are upon aarms 23and members-"16. hen the parts of :thehamper have been thus assemdropped over the staves, until -the same re'st- V hand of ;the operator-,1 while foot of the foot pedal 22 and depressed. The innerend of the lever 19 will now cause the tubular rod 1-7 carrying. the heads 18 .to move up- --ward and by reason of the staves ibeing .ar-

operator is simultaneously placed upon the hoop C against the inner faces of the staves,

the said staves in turn being expanded between the staves and the outer hoops is applied in the usual manner.

'against the outer hoops B. Vihen the disks greater than the friction between the inner phoops andthe staves thereby producing a strong and rigid structure.

In Figure '5 of the drawing, I have illustratedthe manner of securing a cover 26 between the end outer hoop B and the top ends of .the staves A. The cover is formed of any suitable flexible material such as paper or cloth, the same being closed by a draw string 27. By passing the ends of the material over the outer hoop and upward between the outer hoop and the staves, water will drain ofi the cover Without passing between the hoops and into the interior of the hamper which would occur should the cover be fastened in any other manner. In other words, the arrangement of securing the cover to the hamper seals the top'of the hamper against leakage. 7 I i Afterall the hoops and the bottom have been appliedin the usual manner, the whole structureis placed in anailing machine for securely holding the partsin their proper positions.

What is claimed as new is 1.,In a machine of the class described, the combination of means for holding a pluralityof staves in converging relation to each other, outer hoops, means for supporting said outer hoops about said staves, inner hoops, and meansfor moving said inner hoops longitudinally into wedging contact with the inner faces of the staves toexpand sa1d staves against sa1d outer hoops.

2. In a machine of the class described, the

combination of means forholding a plural- J ity of staves 1n spaced annular formation each other, outer hoops, means for supportmg said outer hoops about sa1d staves, inner and inconverging relation'with respect to hoops, and manually operable means *for moving sa1d inner hoops longitudinally into wedging contact with the inner face of the staves to expand said staves against said outer hoops.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means for holding a plurality of staves in a .frusto-conical arrangement, outer and inner hoops, means for supthe inner faces of said staves to expand the same against said outer hoops.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair of spaced disks, means for holding a plurality of staves in frustoconical arrangement and in spaced relation about said disks, spaced outer hoops encircling said staves, inner hoops, spaced movable heads for supporting said inner hoops, and means operable for moving said heads upward in a vertical direction to move said inner hoops into frictional engagement with the inner faces of the staves to causesaid staves to be'expanded against said outer hoops.

5. A machine of the classdescribed comprising stave supporting means, outer hoop supporting means, inner hoop supporting means, and actuating means for moving said last means longitudinally with respect to said first two mentioned means.

6. A. machine of the class described com prising a base, a stationary rod rising from said base, a disk supported at the top of said rod, a stationary disk mounted upon the'top ofsaid base, spacing members extending radially from said disk, outer hoop supporting means carried by said rod, a tubular rod encircling said stationary rod and slidable thereover, spaced heads carried by. said tu- ,bular rod and said disks, and means for.

prising a base, a stationary-rod rising from said base, a disk supported at the top of said rod, a stationary disk mounted upon the top of said base, and of a larger diameter than said first disk to cause the staves to lie in converging relation, spacing members extending radially from said disks, outer hoop supporting means'carried by said rod, a tubular rod encircling said stationary rod and slidable there-over, heads carried by said tubular rod of different diameters and movable longitudinally with respect to said disks, and foot actuated means for mov ing said tubular member in a vertical direction with respect to said stationary rod.

slgnature.

oscAR L. BARTLETT. 

